Suffolk

English <dab!> Etymology From en enm Suffolk, from en ang Sūþfolc, a compound of ang sūþ south + ang folc folk, equivalent to en south folk. Pronunciation en /ˈsʌf.ək/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Suffolk.wav Southern England en /ˈsʌf.ək/ /ˈsʌf.ɪk/ US Proper noun en Q23111 en A maritime <<county>> in the east of <<cc/England>>, bordered by Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North Sea. en East Anglia<id:Q580631> < East of England<id:Q48006> < England<id:Q21> < Great Britain<id:Q23666> Britain<id:Q23666> < United Kingdom<id:Q145> UK<id:Q145> < Earth<id:Q2> World<id:Q2> en Norfolk<id:Q23109> Donna Ferguson ‘Britain’s wildlife safari’: baby boom in Norfolk as seal colonies flourish https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/26/britain-wildlife-safari-grey-seal-baby-boom-norfolk-colonies-environment-north-sea-windfarms 2024-12-26 Seals are flourishing about 50 miles farther south, too. In 2021, a group of grey seals established the first seal colony in nearby Suffolk and began breeding on a remote shingle beach at Orford Ness, now a National Trust site but once the location for cold war weapons-testing. https://web.archive.org/web/20250109082446/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/26/britain-wildlife-safari-grey-seal-baby-boom-norfolk-colonies-environment-north-sea-windfarms en neighbourhood sub/Andersonstown West city/Belfast co/Antrim cc/Northern Ireland Irish grid ref J2870. en independent city s/Virginia c/USA, formerly in Nansemond County, Virginia. en Jessica Davis Undocumented immigrant seen in video being tackled, punched by ICE in Suffolk arrest voluntarily departs US w:WKTR https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/suffolk/undocumented-immigrant-seen-in-video-being-tackled-punched-by-ice-in-suffolk-arrest-voluntarily-departs-us 2026-07-13 An undocumented Guatemalan immigrant seen in a now viral video outside a hospital in Suffolk being tackled and punched repeatedly during an arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has agreed to voluntarily depart the country, an ICE spokesperson confirmed to News 3 Monday. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20260714070717/https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/suffolk/undocumented-immigrant-seen-in-video-being-tackled-punched-by-ice-in-suffolk-arrest-voluntarily-departs-us 14 July 2026 14 July 2026 en Suffolk County, any of several counties in Massachusetts, New York, or other U.S. states. Derived terms en East Suffolk Mid Suffolk Suffolk Coastal Suffolk County Suffolk Park Suffolk Punch West Suffolk Noun en Q788030 A breed of draught horse, originally developed in Suffolk; an individual of this breed. en Suffolk Punch<id:Q788030> en Shire<id:Q40728> Clydesdale<id:Q844058> en The Suffolk was a favorite of East Anglian farmers, and a small population remains beloved today. en Their great grandfather kept several Suffolks for the heavier work. Middle English Alternative forms enm Suthfolk suffolke Suthfok Southfolk Southfolc Suthfolke souþfolc suþfolk Etymology From enm ang Sūþfolc; equivalent to enm south folk. Pronunciation enm /ˈsu(θ)ˌfɔlk/ Proper noun enm county of eastern cc/England Suffolk Descendants en Suffolk References Sǒuth-folk n MED41890